Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, FELPHAM 

We are a church providing religious services and social activities to the people of the parish of Felpham, Bognor Regis
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£120£168£-48n/an/an/an/an/a240
31/12/21£147£163£-15n/an/an/an/an/a240
31/12/20£134£113£21n/an/an/an/an/a240
31/12/19£143£170£-27n/an/an/an/an/a250
31/12/18£153£168£-15£0£0£0n/a0150
31/12/17£165£182£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£164£167£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£215£184£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£173£215£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£183£203£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£180£159£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£172£181£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£198£199£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.stmarys-felpham.co.uk

stmaryscentre@googlemail.com

01243 826886

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 240 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Mary's Centre
£2,500 17/03/2021
St Mary's Church Centre provide a space to the people of the parish of Felpham, for exercise classes, social activities and a nursery group. They have been running a 'Food Table' through the ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Mary's Centre
£2,500 07/09/2020
St Mary's Church Centre are a church hall providing a space for exercise classes, social activities and a nursery group, to the people of the parish of Felpham, Bognor Regis. Funding will support a ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2010, number: 1133732
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR10: 14 days late,
Main office

St Mary's Centre
Grassmere Close
Felpham
West Sussex
PO22 7NU

Objectives

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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